# Charonta Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Charonta

Charonta is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172030**. The 2011 Census counted **31 people in 8 households**, the 158th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 31people (2011)
- 8households
- 86.7%literacy
- 172030PIN code

## Charonta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Charonta is 172030.** Charonta falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172030
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023903

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Charonta from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)95 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)30 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Charonta?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Charonta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Rewali
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shamthla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Charonta known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and apple**. About 28% of the 21 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Charonta

Of every 100 households in Charonta in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 73 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Charonta · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****73%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****27%**

**26%

Use banking services ****91%**

**87%

Television ****82%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**9%

None of these assets ****9%**

**5%

Own their home ****64%**

**87%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Charonta?

■ Charonta · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.7%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****824**

**974

Working population ****45.2%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 71.4% for women. 76% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 11 (79%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (21%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kumharsain

- D.P.F. Nagkelo51 people
- Chamor43 people
- Balinda41 people
- Kehri33 people
- Nagali29 people
- Chala Nal27 people
- Manan27 people
- Jangal Ahar15 people

[All 186 villages in Kumharsain](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kumharsain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Charonta?172030
- How far is Charonta from Shimla?95 km by road
- What is the population of Charonta?31 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Charonta in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Charonta?86.7% (Census 2011)